Collaboration: Cascara Saison – Five Senses Coffee

Like most Aussies, I’ve acquired greater than a passing curiosity in beer. So, once I obtained information that we have been collaborating with native craft breweries for a particular Christmas venture, I instantly made positive that I used to be concerned!

Nicole and I have been the group behind the Western Australian a part of this undertaking, and after a little bit of dialog about what we should always do, we had one factor sure. We needed to make a coffee impressed beer, that didn’t have any coffee in it. We needed to make one thing that was equal elements distinctive, scrumptious, and really, very drinkable.

After loads of tasty product analysis (I swear, it’s a tough job!), we landed on native brewery, Black Brewing Co, who’s concentrate on scrumptious, sessionable beers was an ideal match for what we have been making an attempt to create. We invited the staff round to our Northbridge Barista Academy, and informed them concerning the idea. They have been instantly on board, and after a little bit of dialog, liked the thought of creating a light-weight, refreshing coffee beer that used cascara, the dried husk of the coffee cherry, together with a candy, shiny saison fashion beer.

We exchanged coffee cascara and beer, and the deal was cemented!

A couple of weeks later, and it was brew day. Nicole and I made the three-hour street journey Douth to Black Brewing Co’s beautiful property.

Head brewer, Shann, welcomed us into the brewery and gave us the grand tour. Shortly after, he put us to work, style testing some ciders recent off the manufacturing line. Once every part was so as on the manufacturing aspect of issues, we moved over to the brewery.

Shann gave us a crash course in brewing, and directed us by means of everything of the method. Whilst technically, we did the whole lot, he was undoubtedly the one behind the steering wheel (thanks mate!).

Once we’d created the mash, we added our secret ingredient, four.5kgs of Las Lajas Costa Rican Cascara to brew with 1000L of wort for four hours at 95 levels Celsius, while we did add some hops to the combination to present stability, we added a comparatively small quantity in order that the cascara might be the star of the present.

From there, the beer was filtered and cooled, the yeast was added, and it was positioned right into a fermentation tank to brew. At this level, all of the work on our half was completed, and the remainder of the method was within the arms of the very succesful Black Brewing Co group.

A couple of weeks later, and our beer arrived on the roastery. Unfortunately, Nicole and I have been each in Melbourne for the Q graders course. However, Five Senses employs a really gifted group, who aren’t simply specialists at tasting coffee, however at tasting beers too. We acquired very constructive feedback, and we breathed a sigh of collective aid.

We’re extraordinarily proud to share this beer with you over your vacation break. Get yourself a 6 pack here. The ripe banana qualities of a saison type beer pair splendidly, with the fruity, herbaceous notes of cascara.